Our cult group from today ceases to exist in our local government; we have all come out to accept the amnesty programme of the state government

Former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Bala Mohammed, and the ex-Presidential Spokesman, Reuben Abati, have been united in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and are likely to spend more time there until further notice.

The World Bank yesterday said that Nigeria ranked 169th position out of 190 countries in on its Ease of Doing Business index for 2017.

A Socio-Political Group, Movement for Democratic Dividend (MDD), yesterday, raised the alarm over allegations against the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] and its officers by Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, saying they were part of a media campaign by the businessman to force himself on the commission.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its Directorate of States, DOS, yesterday, kicked against the appointment of Justice Binta F. M. Nyako as the new trial judge for the case involving its leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and others.

UMUAHIA—THE Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Theresa Uzoamaka Uzokwe, has said that she comes to work at Umuahia from Aba because Abia State Government did not provide official residence for her and other judges in the state.

PEACE has returned to Assemblies of God Church in Edo State, after the two warring factions held a special unity rally service, declaring that the crisis which had factionalized the church in the past three years was over.

No doubt, contraceptives or methods of Family Planning, have become well known in the society. However, this knowledge is still relatively low in Nigeria with only 15 per cent of Nigerian women using any method. Today, common claims among Nigerian women is that family planning interferes with the natural process, while others say their spouses are totally opposed to the use of contraceptives.

The drive for a corrupt-free society gained momentum yesterday as stakeholders in the education sector held a one-day advocacy meeting in Asaba, Delta State, with the theme, Integration of anti-corruption issues in school curriculum.

ENUGU—ENUGU State House of Assembly, yesterday, called for a repeat of the recruitment exercise of over 2,000 primary school teachers to include those that were not given the opportunity to participate in the controversial exercise.